Alan, in silence, listens to Allana as she starts her narration again. "Five hundred something collided with our world. At that time, the material plane was not affected, but the spiritual plane was shattered into a large number of fragments."
"At first, everyone in the world was happy because fragments of the spiritual plane fell into the material plane. This caused the spiritual energy of the world to rise, and even ordinary people were able to step into the fragments of the spiritual plane. But it was not for long."
"The Jubilant atmosphere lasted for a month. After that consequences of the shattering of the spiritual plane were felt. Before, how strong a person was, they wouldn't be able to do much damage because of the scarcity of spiritual energy. And those who were able to do so, their goal was to enter the spiritual plane. But all of them were injured or died from the fragmentation of the spiritual plane. So, to heal themselves, they started to sacrifice living beings and if someone stopped them. Then the fight between them would also cause massive loss of life."
"In a few months, all order of the material plane was lost. War breaks out everywhere, and everyone has forgotten why in the first place. The spiritual plane was shattered. They didn't notice the spiritual energy start to change, and even death came back to life. When it was noticed, the laws of our world were affected."
"Then, to stop the situation from getting worse, without any choice, all the spiritual plane fragments were sealed. And with that spiritual energy from the material plane faded away. And all extraordinary from the material plane faded away. Then in the material plane, new kingdoms, countries rose and fell, order emerged, and a different civilisation without any extraordinary power came into being."
"But 20 years ago, the seals started loosening and slowly the extraordinary way of the psychic returned to the material plane again."
Alan's head dips in understanding. The world's truth surprise, or rather a shock, as at any moment the world may be destroyed. He asks," Is a way found to return the world to normal?"
Allana shrugs." Maybe there is, but that would not be known to us apprentices."
Alan tilts his head, his eyes showing interest, before he learns that the world may be destroyed at any moment. He couldn't do anything about it, but if his strength increases, he may be able to or able to protect himself." Apprentices?"
Allana says," The first rank of the psychic path- Psychic Apprentice," and staring at his eye with a smile," You would be able to become a Psychic Apprentice any moment."
Alan's eyes widen, and he leans forward his voice with urgency," What? And How?"
Allana simply smiles at him.
Alan curses inside. With a smile, he asks politely," Miss Alanna, what do I need to do to get the method?"
Allana's face turned thoughtful for a moment. Then she smiles," Nothing, that method is nothing precious. You would be able to get it anyway later."
Alan raises his eyebrow." How?"
Allana says, "The alien spiritual energy was released 20 years ago, but still now only a few can become psychic and mostly those who were born with psychic talent. So, organisations like us are in urgent need of talent like you."
Alan nods." Then you need me to join your organisation."
Allana nods." But that can come later. First, let me teach you how to become a psychic apprentice."
Alan's eyes widen." Now?"
Allana says," Yes, you have already completed all the steps, and now only the last step is needed. You have awakened both your mental strength and physical energy. Now you need to combine it to form the psychic light."
Alan nods, his eyes eager to know how.
Allana continues:" Close your eyes." Alan follows her instructions and closes his eyes.
Allana says next," Sense both of mental strength and physical energy." Alan nods after a moment.
Allana continues," Then pull them toward each other and slowly combine them."
Alan follows her instruction and pulls his mental strength and physical energy to each other. But they don't combine, collide and destroy each other, consuming both. He opened his eyes, now tired." It failed."
Allana says," It's understandable; no one succeeds in the first try. You keep on continuing, and then you will be able to form the psychic light. And become a psychic apprentice."
Alan nods in understanding." What are the next ranks called?"
Allana says," After the Psychic apprentice is the Psychic rank, then the Psychic Master, the Psychic Great-master, the Psychic Lord, the Psychic King, the Psychic Saint, the Psychic Emperor and the Psychic Immortal."
Alan listened in fascination, imagining that one day he would become a Psychic Immortal. Alan wishes he could become a psychic immortal the next moment.
But Alanna's next sentences pour water into his dream, washing away into oblivion." It was all before the spiritual plane didn't shatter. Now the laws of the world have been affected, only the realm of the Psychic Great-master remains unaffected."
"The next ranks would be all different from before."
Alan's face feels, still, it is better that he can still cultivate up to the Psychic Great-master rank, the rest can be discussed later. First, he has to become a Psychic Great-master. Even he doesn't know if he could become one. So, he doesn't think of later ranks; it will only confuse him.
Alan remained silent, waiting for his mental strength and physical energy to recover. So that he can try again. He now wants to quickly become a Psychic Apprentice.
Allana says," You can return to your home and practise."
She hands him two cards. Alan found that one contained her number and the other an address of a library.
Alan looks at her, confused. Why did she give him the address of a library? And the library is even located in the western part of the town. He asks himself. Does anyone read books in that place?
She noticed his confusion." This is the place where you can learn all about Psychic cultivation in present. Not detailed, but you understand the basics."
Alan nods, pushes open the back door of the van and steps outside. He turns around to face Allana." Thank you."
Allana nods, and Alan walks away.
After Alan leaves, the teenager asks Allana," Aunty, will that brother join our organisation?"
Allana smiles." Let's see if he can become a Psychic Apprentice in three days. Then he can; otherwise it depends."
The young man says," Then in three days we are attacking the mansion."
Allana nods.
The teenager fists his hand and says," I am going to break the nose of that guy. He killed so many people unnecessarily."
Allana shakes her head." It's not unnecessary, but some people just cannot wait.".
The teenager is confused, and the young man nods in understanding. The young man wonders if his lifespan was coming to an end, and if he was not talented, then would he become like them? To sacrifice everyone to fulfil themselves. He cannot answer the question because he didn't experience the two situations. And prays that he never will. He doesn't trust himself because he would never become like them.
In a dark cave,
At the entrance of the cave, bodies of humans and animals can be seen with maggots crawling in them.
Slowly, outside at the mouth of the cave, human figures cloaked in black robes start to gather. When their number reaches twelve. They start praying, throw dark green stones inside the cave, and at last cut their palm and drip blood on a dark green stone, each and throw the stone inside the cave.
They wait. After some time, dark green light blooms inside the cave and the light twists to form a circle at the walls of the mouth of the cave. Then a large dark scarred tiger's head emerges.
The twelve knells down on their knees, touching the corpses as the maggots crawl up on their body. And together they sit with their head looking at the corpses. "Hail! Lord Dark Tiger." Maybe one of the corpses is their predecessor.
They hear a rumbling voice that grips their heart," How all thing is all going forward?"
One of the says," Lord Dark Tiger, everything is going well. The first phase of the plan is already halfway complete. In three days it would be completed."
They hear," Good," and their heart relax.
Another one says," Lord Dark Tiger, your spectacles, what would we do with them?"
They hear," Three days later, the man would die and the spectacle would fall into one of the white psychic groups."
The twelve figures grit their teeth in indignation. One of them says," Lord Dark Tiger, please give me your order. I will teach those white psychics a lesson that they would never think of touching what is yours."
They hear," You don't need to teach them this. They are already aware of it. Why did you think those righteous, holier-than-thou white psychics didn't come to stop our plan and let it proceed?"
After that, the dark green lights fade away, and along with them the tiger.